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Effi Briest (1974) Plot Summary Explained
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- 1974 · 141 mins · German
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- Hanna Schygulla, Eva Mattes, Irm Hermann, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hark Bohm, Barbara Valentin
At seventeen, Effi Briest marries the much older Baron von Instetten and moves to a remote Baltic town, where her new home feels cold and possibly haunted. Isolated and yearning for affection, she forms a close friendship with the charismatic, rakish Major Crampas, seeking companionship amid her lonely existence.
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